314 FUNGUS-FLORA. 



deep, and delicate ; of a pure white colour at first, afterwards 

 turn to a pale brown, and in decay dissolve in a dark-brown 

 liquor. 



The pileus is shaped like an extinguisher, terminating 

 bluntly above, and spreading out at the rim, where it is a 

 little waved and undulated ; the surface is smooth while the 

 plant is young, afterwards becomes striated, and at last 

 lacerates and dissolves. The colour is white at first, except 

 a gentle tinge of brown near the top ; as it advances in age, 

 the white changes to a very pale brown ; and in some speci- 

 mens there are a few downy scales or tufts of a pale brown, 

 as in the Agaricm fimetarius. 



Grows amongst sand, in moist and shady situations about 

 Halifax, but is rare there. (Bolton.) 



Coprinus fimetarius. Fr. (fig. 11, p. 303.) 



Pileus 12 in. across, clavate then conico-expanded, soon 

 split and revolute, greyish, apex tinged with brown ; at 

 first covered with white floccose scales, then naked, rimoso- 

 sulcate ; disc even, flesh thin ; gills free, lanceolate, about 

 2 lines broad, then linear and wavy, black ; stem 5-6 in. 

 high, 23 lines thick, hollow, thickened at the base and 

 there solid, squamulose; spores 12-14 x 78 //, ; cystidia 

 large, numerous. 



Coprinus fimetarius, Fries, Epicr., p. 245 ; Cke., Hdbk., 

 p. 227 ; Fries, Hym. Eur., p. 324. 



On manure-heaps, &c. Solitary or usually clustered, 

 soon becoming revolute and deliquescing. 



Far. pullatus. Fries, Hym. Eur., p. 324 ; Cke., Hdbk., 

 p. 228 ; Cke., Illustr., pi. 669. 



Pileus with adpressed squamules and tomentose, soon 

 naked, fuscous, then blackish ; stem equal, becoming smooth. 



On dung. Clustered. Stature of the type. 



Far. cinereus. Schaeff., t. 100; Fries, Hym. Eur., p. 

 324; Cke., Hdbk., p. 228; Cke., Illustr. pi. 671. 



Pileus menibranaceous, floccosely mealy, then naked, ashy- 

 grey ; stem subequal, rootless, hollow to the base, often 

 twisted; spores 12-8 p. 



On dung and rich soil. 



Pileus 2 in. high before expansion, then 3 in., but very 



